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2012 National Championships of Great Britain - Section 1

Date:
Sunday, September 23, 2012

Venue:
The Centaur Conference Centre, Cheltenham

Test piece:
'VIVAT!' - Tom Davoren

Adjudicator(s):
Frank Renton and Kevin Wadsworth

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Unite the Union (City of Sheffield) Derek Renshaw 8 -
2 Burry Port Town Michael Thorne 16 -
3 Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel David Nesbitt 15 -
4 Wardle Anderson Brass Steven Walsh 17 -
5 Shepherd Group Richard Wilton 4 -
6 Becontree Brass Adam Cooke 5 -
7 Clackmannan District Paul McKelvie OBE 3 -
8 Phoenix West Midlands Brass Trevor Jones 12 -
9 Foresters Brass 2000 Peter Collins 6 -
10 Brunel Brass John Winterflood 11 -
11 Ratby Co-operative Michael Fowles 10 -
12 Dalkeith and Monkontonhall James Chamberlain 9 -
13 Lewis Merthyr Gareth Pritchard 2 -
14 Westoe Jason Smith 7 -
15 Rainford Neil Samuel 1 -
16 MK Brass Craig Patterson 14 -
17 Chalford Steve Tubb 13 -

Best Instrumentalist: Steve Machin (Baritone) — Unite the Union (City of Sheffield) 



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